USA Permits Antonov Airlines Charter Cargo Transportation To/From Its Territory With No Limits

The United States Department of Transportation has granted Ukrainian operator Antonov Company (Antonov Airlines) broad air charter exemptions for flights to and from the US.

Ukrainian News Agency learned this from a statement on aircargoweek.com.

These exemptions follow the US-Ukraine Open Skies agreement which became effective earlier this year. The US DOT has also tentatively granted Antonov Company a foreign air carrier permit.

The Antonov Company no longer needs obtain US DOT statements of authorisation, following non-objections from US operators, but normal US Customs notifications and approvals are required for flights.

Antonov Airlines specialises in air transportations of oversized and superheavy cargoes worldwide. Antonov became the first airline in the world that started operation of the AN-124 aircraft type on the commercial market.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, Antonov Airlines launched a commercial flight of the Mriya An-225 cargo aircraft on the Kyiv - Prague (Czech Republic) - Perth (Australia) route.

Antonov Airlines deals with transportation of super-heavy and oversize cargoes.

The company’s main fleet consist of seven AN-124-100 Ruslan capable of carrying 150 tons, one AN-225 Mriya (250 tons) and one AN-22 Antei (60 tons) aircraft.